Delegates from 50 nations begin Conference on International
Organisation in San Francisco for purpose of organising the
United Nations.
Eighth Air Force. Almost 275 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers escorted by 4 P-51
Mustang fighter-bombers groups bomb Plzen,
Skoda
armament works and airfield in Czechoslovakia. This is the
Eighth's final heavy bomber mission against an industrial
target. A comparable number of B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
bombs transformer station near Traunstein, marshalling yards
at Hallein and Bad Reichenhall, and marshalling yard at Salzburg.
4 fighters groups fly support.
Ninth Air Force. 296 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
medium bombers and light bombers strike Erding airfield and
Freilassing ordnance depot. Fighters fly Air Force cover and
escort missions, and operate in conjunction with United States
XII Corps as it pushes along North bank of Danube Southeast
of Passau and support XX Corps on the Danube at Regrensburg
and surrounding areas. United States and Soviet forces establish
contact near Torgau.
Twelfth Air Force. All combat operations are aimed at plugging
retreat routes and disrupting transport in North Po Valley
and points to the North. Medium bombers hit Adige River crossing
at Cavarzere and marshalling yard at Gorizia, and attack 5
bridges and fills on Brenner line in Austria and North Italy,
damaging 2 of the targets. Fighters and fighter-bombers harass
retreating forces in North Po Valley. During
24-25
April 1945, light bombers and night fighters attack crossings
of Adige and Po Rivers and the Canale Bianco, and strike airfields
at Villafranca di Verona, Udine, and Bergamo, and marshalling
yards at Brescia and Verona.
Fifteenth Air Force. 467 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers and B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb main marshalling yard station, and sidings, North
and South main marshalling yards and freight yard at Linz,
the major Austrian traffic centre along rail line running
North to Prague, plus Wels marshalling yard an alternate and
several targets. 119 P-38 Lightning fighters and P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers fly armed reconnaissance over North Italy,
a few strafing road traffic. The P-38 Lightning fighters dive-bomb
road and rail bridges and rail lines. P-38 Lightning fighters
and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers fly almost 300 sorties in
escort of heavy bombers, P-38 Lightning fighters reconnaissance
flights, and Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force (MATAF)
B-26 Marauder medium bombers raids.
Tenth Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-38
Lightning fighters attack truck parks, fuel dumps, and supply
areas at Hopong and Hotang. 20 other P-38 Lightning fighters
hit troops at Wan Kinglong and at other points in Central
Burma battle area. Transports complete 445 sorties to forward
areas, landing or dropping 624 tons of supplies.
Fourteenth Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb railroad yards at Hongay.
4 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
damage bridge and knock out antiaircraft position North of
Anyang. More than 50 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers hit river, road, and rail targets, troops,
horses, and buildings in areas around Loning, Hsihhsiassuchi,
Linfen, Kuanshuishih, Saiping, Yungcheng, Sichchuan, and Tsingsinghsien.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb harbour at Saigon, Balete
Pass bridges, and Boeloedowang and Basco airfields. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers, A-20 Havoc light bombers, and fighters concentrate
on Cagayan Valley bridges and support ground forces around
Balete Pass, Baguio, and Solvec Cove. Other Far East Air Force
(FEAF) support missions continue in South Luzon from Ipo Dam
to New Bosoboso, East of Santa Maria, Northeast of Siniloan,
Anuling, Monte Banahao, near Legaspi, and South of Camalig,
and in Monte Mandalagan, Monte Silay area.
Twentieth Air Force. General Joseph Smith assumes command
of XX Bomber Command.
Graf
Zeppelin Aircraft carrier
Scuttled 25 April 1945
R162
R-boat
Sunk 25 April 1945
R189
R-boat
Sunk 25 April 1945
R198
R-boat
Sunk 25 April 1945, along with
R199.
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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